We Are Family [Paperback]

Al Santamaria is a child prodigy, maybe a genius. It is not out of the realm of possibility that he, alone, will save the human race. But first, he has to solve a far more urgent problem: finding a home for his family.

He exists, like many kids, in a realm located somewhere between reality and fantasy, enjoying time with imaginary friends and wielding his magical powers. He has a wonderful relationship with his father, Mario Elvis, and his mother, Agnese, and hes convinced he has the best family in the world.

But life isnt all roses for the Santamaria family. They are typical of many Italian families today, whose existences seem suspended between conflicting impulses: on the one hand, delusions of grandeur and immoderate ambition, and on the other nostalgia for a past golden age and the secret wish that somebody, anybody, will come to their rescue. Big dreams, it appears, exist to be crushed.

But Al is not about to give up. He lives in a marvelous world of his own. He has the energy, imagination, and unselfconscious talents of a child. And, although he doesnt know it yet, he is going to remain a child his entire life.

TARGET CONSUMER

Literary Fiction

Magical Realism

KEY SELLING POINTS

Setting: Italy

Book about the family unit: mother + father as role models, supportive relatives, persevering through poverty

Al Sanramaria or Al for short - child protagonist, smart but socially awkward

Humorous and heartwarming story

Praise forWe Are Family

Fabio BartolomeisWe Are Familyis an extended, guffaw-inducing, and sometimes tragic trip through Als young life. It reads like an Italian sitcom.Forward Reviews

We are Familyproves the ability of the author to create a plot shot through with the richness of Italian comedy and bright irony.Silvana Mazzocchi,La Repubblica

An amazing novel: itll move you and make you laugh.Cristina Dló¹